Hush 1.0.1

Fixes for calls on lighter Macs and for quitting while a transcript is being finished, plus better speakers.

Install: download Hush.dmg, open it, and drag Hush to Applications, replacing the old one. Your transcripts, settings and models stay.

• A call keeps its video smooth while Hush records it: Hush takes at most about a third of the graphics chip, and less when the Mac runs hot or is in Low Power Mode
• Quitting while a transcript is being finished no longer crashes on macOS 15 and later; the transcript is finished the next time Hush opens
• One call's transcript, speakers and notes wait while the next call is recorded
• Fewer phantom speakers on long calls: a voice needs a share of the call's speech to count as a person
• A line two people share is cut where the voice changes, each part with its own speaker
• Hush records from the microphone FaceTime is using
• Playback stops when its window closes
• Meeting detection no longer keeps the Mac's audio service busy while Hush is idle
• Signed and notarised by Apple, Apple silicon
• Requires macOS 14.2 or later

Updating from 1.0.0 on macOS 15 or later: the old version may show a crash dialog as it quits for the update. The update has installed; open Hush again.

Hush 1.0.0

The first release of Hush, private transcription for Mac.

Install: download Hush.dmg, open it, and drag Hush to Applications.

• Records calls in Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Slack, FaceTime and more, with who said what
• Transcribes audio and video files, and links from YouTube, Vimeo, Panopto and podcasts
• Live captions for talks, and dictation into any app
• Notes, key points and to-dos after every call, file and link, written on your Mac
• Translation into 28 languages, side by side with the transcript
• Nothing is uploaded, and there's no account
• Every connection Hush makes is listed in Settings › Privacy, with what was sent
• Claude can read your notes over MCP if you turn it on, and every read is listed
• Updates itself in the background from now on
• Signed and notarised by Apple, Apple silicon
• Requires macOS 14.2 or later